PARTNERSHIP IN RESEARCH SEMINAR SERIES

Sponsored by the Institute for Healthy Living
and Chronic Disease Prevention

Thursday, February 13, 12:30 - 1:30 pm
UBC's Okanagan campus
ART 365 Arts Building 1147 Research Road

Joints for Joints
Barriers and pathways to medical cannabis
among individuals with arthritis

Presenters

• Dr. Zach Walsh, Assistant Professor, Psychology
  Irving K. Barber School of Arts & Sciences Unit 4,
  UBC's Okanagan campus
• Kim Crosby, MA student, UBC's Okanagan campus
• Kelsey Lozenski, UBC's Okangan campus

Abstract

Arthritis is among the most frequently noted condition for which cannabis is used therapeutically. We present findings from a sample of Canadians with arthritis to identify pathways and barriers to accessing and adopting medical cannabis. We compare the perceived effectiveness and risks of cannabis to other prominent treatments for arthritis, and contextualize these results within an ongoing program of research into access and use of cannabis for therapeutic purposes.

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